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  "id": 622796,
  "title": "Top tech and startup stories to start your day with",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/top-tech-and-startup-stories-to-start-your-day-with",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-12T01:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/newsletters/morning-dispatch/accels-550-million-india-fund-south-park-commons-bets-on-deeptech/articleshow/133167772.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Accel has raised $550 million for its ninth India fund, slightly smaller than its previous $650 million fund. Despite a global trend of large venture firms downsizing their latest funds, Accel's India partners Anand Daniel and Abhinav Chaturvedi stated early-stage deal flow in India remains largely unchanged. The new $550 million fund will continue investing across familiar sectors, with a strong focus on AI alongside consumer, fintech, and manufacturing. It serves as a \"top-up\" to the existing $650 million fund, with ample dry powder to invest in around 15-25 companies over its life.",
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        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Top tech and startup stories to start your day with",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/top-tech-and-startup-stories-to-start-your-day-with",
        "published": "2026-08-13T02:08:01.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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